We really need to reduce the population. It will help with carbon footprint reduction too.
If you're so concerned about carbon footprint reduction, you should be fighting as hard as you can to ban SFH policies and for pro-density policies, since land-use and long commutes are such massive contributors of climate change.
The reverse is also true. Their desire for affordable housing doesn't trump people's desire to not live near denser housing.
>If you're so concerned about carbon footprint reduction...
I don't have children or pets. I have worked from home for the last 20 years.
If I die (lowest footprint possible), it has almost no impact on society in terms of climate change. But if I change behaviors of many (through legislation...) then that is enormous in comparison.
Affordable housing that is also low on climate impact (higher density and close to places people need to go) should be prioritized over “I want 10 acres of land”.